died Sept. 27, 1994, at Lyons District
Hospital.
He was born July 27, 1904, in
Rice County, the son of Leopold
and Amelia Bortz Manke. A Lyons
resident since 1967, formerly of
Bushton, he was a farmer.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran
Church, Lyons.
On June 12, 1929, he married
Edna Koch at Ellinwood. She survives.
Other survivors include: two
sons, Dwayne and Gilbert, both of
Ellinwood; a daughter, Marceleen
Margheim, Derby; a sister, Hattie
Merriman, Ellinwood; eight grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren;
two step-great-grandchildren; and
two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday
at Grace Lutheran Church,
Lyons, with Pastor Thomas Kershaw
presiding. Friends may call
from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sillin
Funeral Home, Lyons. Burial will
be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to t he
church or t h e Alzheimer's Foundation,
both in care of the funeral
home.
from the Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS
Thursday, Sept 29, 1994
died Sept. 27, 1994, at Lyons District
Hospital.
He was born July 27, 1904, in
Rice County, the son of Leopold
and Amelia Bortz Manke. A Lyons
resident since 1967, formerly of
Bushton, he was a farmer.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran
Church, Lyons.
On June 12, 1929, he married
Edna Koch at Ellinwood. She survives.
Other survivors include: two
sons, Dwayne and Gilbert, both of
Ellinwood; a daughter, Marceleen
Margheim, Derby; a sister, Hattie
Merriman, Ellinwood; eight grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren;
two step-great-grandchildren; and
two step-great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday
at Grace Lutheran Church,
Lyons, with Pastor Thomas Kershaw
presiding. Friends may call
from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sillin
Funeral Home, Lyons. Burial will
be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to t he
church or t h e Alzheimer's Foundation,
both in care of the funeral
home.
from the Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, KS
Thursday, Sept 29, 1994
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